Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1887-01-20

THE SuLEA APOLOGY.
War Between ahc va.tci states and the
Tnrh. J l.n.ls Averted.


Between ,hs va.,ci states and the
Turl. pp's, Averted.
Prof. Mort.u,tr +. t'aa'cy, who holds
he chair Of n,se4, ieS, engineering at
INN Arbor univors. , t.sed to be Lien
saant Cooley a Uuitcd State
avy, and, although T. aolds a gray,
I'D honored po,i.iJ.. 5 member c
he learned ~facalty OF ;aa, institutio
nd is quite an ea;luS sst in his pres
Mt work. he still looks lack with long
g at the 10 ~ limrs he used to hay'
board the gond ship QulnnCbaug.
During In, rruise 70 Europe on tn
j iinnebaug sgi the professor in I'll
rise of a (, ~ . few days ago, ''w
chored for awh'l. NJ Constantinop.,
j. nosite the sultan palace. The OF
: at the ps.i:.e, .mi"How got the in
ssion TIA, we yerv trying to fiji
, III the woUpn Of the harem-th
,rcm looks aa ulou u, water-anc
, Hirt viii t,,e suffers women is ,
, me of very goa: Magnitude in Con
: ..ntinople. don't believe n oil
cupboard knew any thing about the
rem, but Nat made no difference.
yhow, to obiigc the officials we
wed down the river. One day two
d, our boys-one 4 them q hot-blooded
ntuckian- wcrrout OF q little pleas
\ trip, and wcr being poled down
,., river in one o. hose Turkish boats
%, 1, native. On J, the boys soiledhis
.ers somebcw al dipped them in
water and tit .ried them with his
rndkerchief, u, Joai being at the
iioment directly opposite the harem.
4 soldier on dutN ~ the palace saw the
cident and thought, or pretended to
mink, that the young fellow was try
iag a handkerchief Irritation. He hailed
me boatmGn and commanded him to
oull into land. The boys strongly OBJ
iected, but the soldier waved his yata-
rhan and the N0aLmau, who seemed
much frightan'l, shot the boat to
shore. The Fl, Tier could speak no
English and Las young men could
speak no Turkish, but it was
evident tho two to be made
prisoners. Notwithstanding their pro
tests and resistance they were locked
up in the palace gnard-room and held
in custody several hours. Then they
were marched out and brought before
Il magistrate. The soldier told hi
story. The young men tried to OK
plain in English. and in French and il
German, but neither the magistrat.
nor any one else in the court could un
derstand. The Kentuckian was no
and showed II. Just rs the magistral,
was about TO pass sentence-and q sc
we're sentence it would have BEEN
gentleman Glanced to come into cour
who was able to act as interpreter
The young men explained that they
we're officers of the United States navy
and knew nothing about the Sultan
harem, and would not touch one of hi
women with n forty-foot pole, anyhow
The boys were discharged with ;
caution. But the Kentuckian was to-
mad to let it rest there. AS soon as h,
got ON board he told the story to the
Captain, a hot-headed German; he got
mad, too. He swore black and blue,
aud by all that was high and holy, that
if ample PREPARATION andapology werc
not forthcoming he would shell the
palaee. | might mention that tn,
luinnebaug was a little sloop with o
lew old guns; and the whole Turkish
navy, including q British man-of.war
the Turks had just bought, was then
Aging in the harbor. But, bonner unIi
bitten! thc United States flag had
been insultci. and we would have tC
ret satisfaction. The Captain wen
Straightway tn United States Ministe,
Maynard AM toll the story, and he
too, got mad. Why, he was the mad
lest mar Of the three. He started TO
i,c palace. and pretty soon had a biz
complaint VI ofore the Sultan. tn
result of il 81 a,s that few days late
The Sultan ard the Admiral of til
turkish navy came with all thci
guards and pafaphernalia to visit til
Qmnnebaug and apologize to the in
,ulted officers. The young me
we're called up and the At
miral maic n speech in Turl
ssh. The Crpi'in received the apolog
with graciou, li.nity, and thus peac,
nj relation we're once more estal
shed between the Turkish nation an
no Quinnnmug. The Sultan did Il
hing handsomely by sending us IL
aext day n present of two brass cannc
from his private arsenal. Mica!
Tribune.